Þagga
Old Norse Dictionary - þagga
Meaning of Old Norse word "þagga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þagga
- að. to silence; betra er fyrr þagat (from þegja) en annarr hafi ‘þaggat,’ Skálda (Thorodd): the word is freq. in mod. usage, þagga niðr í e-m, to hush one down, silence one.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛅᚴᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)